This example is one of the most famous ones, photographed during the delivery ceremony
The photo was shot on February 1, 1942, when they were delivered; they could be between the last MiG-3 even built.
The photo shows compressed air bottles on the ground, parachutes on the wings and wheel stops.

The characteristics are:  late type with slats, probably armed with 2 ShVAK 20 mm guns; uniform white uppersurfaces, with light blue undersurfaces (the undersurface color was interpreted as white by some authors, but it's probably due to snow reflex; the underwing star of the second aircraft of the photo is light too, and this demonstrates the presence of reflexes); fixed tail wheel; white propeller blades; underwing rocket rails, without rockets; "za rodinu" ("for homeland") slogan on both sides; the color of the arrow and of the spinner is slightly darker than the stars; I have assumed a darker shade of red; the stars on the fuselage sides are slightly rotated; the inert gas pipe on the left side is visible on another image.

A detail shot shows that:  the second aircraft has the "Za Stalina" ("for Stalin") slogan on its side; it differs from the first one for the slightly longer arrow, and the spinner with the same red as stars. the third aircraft has the "Za partii bolshevikov"  ("for Bolshevik Party") slogan; it is equipped with radio mast (but no radio box is visible); the arrow is about as long as on the first aircraft.

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